As part of the month of fiscal exemplarity, the Primature opened its doors to a mobile team from the General Directorate of Taxes (DGI) to enable them to collect taxes. On the spot, the staff of the Prime Ministry as well as their first person in charge, Me Apollinaire Kyelem de Tambela lent themselves to the game by fulfilling their tax obligations. It was this Friday, March 31, 2023.
The month of fiscal exemplarity, launched by the General Directorate of Taxes, consists of recovering at the level of public officials, taxes on the residence card, on motor vehicles and on land. Today it was the turn of the prime minister’s staff. Me Apollinaire Kyelem of Tambela, did not miss the call.
« It is a civic act. We want to set an example, invite our fellow citizens to follow the same example. Without taxes, a state does not exist. And without taxes, there is no citizenship. It is through the consent to tax that the citizen shows his commitment to the construction of his homeland. We must stop thinking individually to think collectively.
Currently the priority is the fight against terrorism. You have noticed by now that things seem to be improving on the ground. It took money. You know guns are expensive. It is through everyone’s contribution that we can move forward together. A state cannot be built without the participation and awareness of its citizens. insisted the Prime Minister in order to encourage as many people as possible to follow suit.
He is still convinced that it takes citizen commitment to succeed in making Burkina Faso a country of dreams. To this end, he seized the opportunity to invite the Burkinabè people to build the country themselves.
« Everything depends on civic engagement. If we are committed, we can make our country the Switzerland of Africa. Switzerland is a landlocked country like Burkina Faso without special resources but it is an envied and enviable country. It is because the Swiss have organized themselves. We can also ensure that Burkina Faso, despite the limits of its resources, becomes an envied and enviable country. »noted Me Apollinaire Kyelem of Tambela.
Halfway through the launch of the initiative, the Deputy Director General, Talato Eliane Gjiguemdé, welcomed the enthusiasm of public officials to update themselves on the tax system, thanks to the combined effort of the staff of the General Directorate. taxes.
« Today we can say that we have good coverage. In Ouagadougou, the mobile team that was put in place was deployed in several structures. Our services have welcomed many public officials who have freed themselves from their public duty without waiting for the administration. In the 13 regions, operations have been organized and in the provinces too,” she developed while waiting for the general balance sheet at the end of the operation.
Flora KARMBIRI
Burkina 24